[Live-devel] Retrieving buffers of data from an RTSP derived stream

[Ross Finlayson]

OK, it sounds like you’re basically trying to reproduce most of the functionality of the existing LIVE555 Proxy Server, which I spent a *lot* of time developing, so I’m not going to spend any more time helping you effectively reinvent that.

Also, reviewing your earlier emails, you mentioned that you wanted to pass the data between your receiving RTSP client and your RTSP server using a “proprietary network protocol”.  'Proprietary’ things are off-topic for this (public) mailing list.  (However, if your company would like to hire me as a consultant for your project, then let me know via separate email.)

Personally, I think that your best solution would be to figure out how to use RTSP/RTP everywhere, rather than trying to use your own protocol in-between (this protocol would end up having to reproduce much of the functionality of RTSP/RTP, including signaling, framing, timestamping (and audio/video time synchronization)).

I.e., rather than trying to do:
	RTSP server (media source) -> your-own-RTSP-client -> your-own-protocol -> your-own-RTSP-server -> RTSP clients
figure out how to do:
	RTSP server (media source) -> (unmodified) LIVE555 Proxy Server -> RTSP/RTP -> (unmodified) LIVE555 Proxy Server -> RTSP clients
or, even better:
	RTSP server (media source) -> (unmodified) LIVE555 Proxy Server -> RTSP clients


Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/